A look at how the North Medford Black Tornado did in the 2016 football season

Week 1: Fortuna Union (CA) vs. North Medford

North Medford went up against Fortuna in Week 1 at Spiegelberg. North ended up taking the W with a final score of 38-21. Here are this week’s standout players for North:

Player

POS

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

QB

7

9

77.8%

151

16.8

2

1

Joshua Robbins

QB

12

17

70.6

131

7.7

2

0

Player

POS

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Joey Hunter

WR

6

101

16.8

1

Tyler Evans

WR

5

74

14.8

1

Vicente Borja

WR

1

45

45

1

Week 2: North Medford @ Shasta (CA)

North went on the road in week 2 to go up against Shasta. Here is the quarter by quarter scoring layout:

Team

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Final

North

0

7

14

20

41

Shasta

2

7

8

6

23

Justin Geyer had a 42 yard fumble recovery that went for a TD in the 4th, and Vicente Borja also had a 43 yard fumble recovery that went for a TD in the 4th. Here are the standout players of the week:

Player

POS

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

HB

8

63

7.9

1

Praise Viliamu

HB

6

2

0.3

3

Player

POS

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Elias Spence

WR

4

65

16.2

0

Tyler Evans

WR

4

63

15.8

0

Week 3: South Eugene @ North Medford

North Medford went up against South Eugene at home this week. North ended up coming out on top in a close game, with a final score of 19-13. Here are the standout players of the week:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

15

27

55.6%

223

8.3

1

1

Joshua Robbins

8

19

42.1%

84

4.4

1

1

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Joey Hunter

7

106

15.1

2

Tyler Evans

5

97

19.4

0

Week 4: North Medford @ Sheldon

North traveled this week to take on a tough opponent in Sheldon. Here is the quarter by quarter scoring layout:

Team

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Final

North

0

0

0

0

0

Sheldon

7

21

7

0

35

Here are the standout players of the week for North and Sheldon:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

(NM)

8

16

50%

88

5.5

0

1

Joshua Robbins

(NM)

6

12

50%

66

5.5

0

1

Zach Diehl

(SHS)

15

23

65.2%

180

7.8

2

2

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

(NM)

8

54

6.8

0

Tanner Zenke

(SHS)

13

85

6.5

1

Zach Diehl

(SHS)

14

60

4.3

2

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Tyler Evans

(NM)

7

71

7.1

0

Cameron Wong

(SHS)

7

99

14.1

2

Week 5: North Medford vs. South Medford

The Black and Blue Bowl of 2016 definitely didn’t disappoint in the excitement department. Here is a quarter by quarter scoring layout of the game:

Team

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Final

North

7

0

0

14

21

South

14

3

7

7

31

Here are the standout players of the week for North and South Medford:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

Javan Gail

(NM)

20

34

58.8%

208

6.1

3

Robbie Patterson

(SMHS)

21

39

53.8

251

6.4

3

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Jaylin Parnell

(SMHS)

18

96

5.3

0

Robbie Patterson

(SMHS)

5

24

4.8

1

Week 6: North Medford vs. Roseburg

In Week 6, Roseburg traveled to North, and North ended up getting the W with the final score being 35-14. Here are the standout players of the week for North and Roseburg:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

(NM)

17

27

63.0%

229

8.5

3

1

Collin Warmouth

(RHS)

8

19

42.1%

178

9.4

1

3

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

LNG

TD

Mason Barone

(NM)

1

56

56

56

1

Kyle Rackley

(RHS)

16

55

3.4

–

0

Week 7: North Medford @ Grants Pass

After beating Roseburg 35-14 at home in week 6, North traveled to take on Grants Pass, where this time they lost 35-14. Here are the standout players of the week for North and Grants Pass:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Joshua Robbins

(NM)

10

23

43.5

189

8.2

2

1

Blain Hobbs

(GP)

12

19

63.2

124

6.5

1

2

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

(NM)

11

54

4.9

0

Mason Barone

(NM)

5

43

8.6

0

Alex Jarvis

(GP)

17

99

5.8

1

Cameron Castle

(GP)

3

49

16.3

1

Vincent Washington

(GP)

2

35

17.5

1

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

(NM)

4

80

20

1

Taylor Robbins

(GP)

3

103

34.3

1

Week 8: North Medford @ McNary

After a 21 point victory over Grants Pass, North traveled to face McNary in week 8. There were a couple big plays in the passing game, but both QB’s had a low completion percentage, and after a dominating rushing performance by North, they ended up taking the W with a final score of 36-17. Here are the standout players of the week for North and McNary:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

(NM)

5

17

29.4%

61

3.6

1

1

Josiah Gilbert

(McNary)

9

25

36%

203

8.1

1

0

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

(NM)

26

152

5.8

1

Lucas Garvey

(McNary)

10

35

3.5

0

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

AJ Raye

(NM)

2

21

10.5

1

Brendan Van Voorhis

(McNary)

2

122

61

1

Week 9: North vs. Willamette

Hot off of their 2 game winning streak of 15+ points, North hosted Willamette in week 9. The passing game for North was more balanced this week, and an amazing defensive performance and a 2nd consecutive 20+ carry game from Alex Janakes meant another win for North, with a final score of 26-14. Here are the standout players of the week for North and Willamette:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

(NM)

7

23

30.4%

135

5.9

3

1

Taylor Bridge-

Elier

(WHS)

19

42

45.2%

209

5

1

1

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Taylor Bridge-

Elier

(WHS)

7

-15

-2.1

0

Alex Janakes

(NM)

27

97

3.6

1

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Tanner Branson

(WHS)

6

85

14.2

1

AJ Raye

(NM)

4

62

15.5

1

Tyler Evans

(NM)

3

73

24.3

1

Round 1 of Playoffs: North Medford vs. Lake Oswego

This was a familiar situation for the Black Tornado, as last year they had an up and down regular season, and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by South Salem. Now in the 1st round of the playoffs this year, they were hosting Lake Oswego. Javan Gail started off the game shaky, throwing a pick 6 to Mike Mercep, making the score 7-0 at the end of the 1st quarter, LO up. More offensive miscues occurred in the 2nd quarter for North, as Jordan Newlin recovered a fumble in the end zone, and Lake Oswego scored again, making the score 14-0 at halftime, LO up. After an ugly 1st half, It didn’t get any better for North Medford in the 2nd half. Casey Filkins scored an 11 yard Touchdown run for Lake Oswego, giving them a 21-0 lead by the end of the 3rd quarter. Lake Oswego continued their impressive performance in the 4th quarter, with a TD pass from Jake Dukart to Jordan Newlin. North finally ended up putting up some points, with a 9 yard rushing Touchdown from Tre Holmes, but the 2 point conversion ended up failing. As if to add salt to the wound, LO ended the game with a huge 81 yard Touchdown pass from Jake Dukart to Jordan Newlin. Here is a quarter by quarter scoring layout:

Team

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Final

North Medford

0

0

0

6

6

Lake Oswego

7

7

7

14

35

North ended up getting eliminated from the playoffs in the 1st round for the 2nd consecutive year, with a final score of 35-6. Javan Gail threw a horrific 5 interceptions, and the rest of the team played poorly as well, with Lake Oswego scoring 21 unanswered points up until the 4th quarter. Here are the standout players of the week for North Medford and Lake Oswego:

QB

CMP

ATT

CMP%

YDS

AVG

TD

INT

Javan Gail

(NM)

11

29

37.9%

76

2.6

0

5

Jake Dukart

(LO)

18

27

66.7%

264

9.8

1

2

HB

ATT

YDS

AVG

TD

Alex Janakes

(NM)

16

72

4.5

0

Casey Filkins

(LO)

20

100

5

1

WR

REC

YDS

AVG

TD

Jordan Newlin

(LO)

4

120

30

2

Even though North ended the season on a sour note, the whole season wasn’t a complete failure. They had good production out of Alex Janakes near the end of the season. Hopefully North will be able to bring home a championship next year. Here are the end of season stats for some of the players: